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Saggar_Firing

Saggar Firing Workshop- SOLD OUT!

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Saggar Firing Workshop with Penny De Jong: 19 August & 21 August

WHAT IS SAGGAR?
Saggar firing is the method of creating confined atmospheres in a kiln within a container or saggar. Depending on the type of firing, the saggar can be made out of anything from the traditional refractory clay to newspaper.

In the ceramic saggar process, various organic and combustible materials can be added including copper wire, seaweed, grasses, flowers, sawdust, copper carbonate, Epsom salts and table salt.

$60 PER PERSON

Members only event. Numbers limited. Register your interest by emailing canterburypotters@gmail.com.

Prior to the saggar firing – you will need to make items for the saggar firing. A total of A4 x 20cm size bisque fired pieces. Instructions on this process will be emailed to participants.

First Raku of 2022

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“Raku” God helps a wonderful session again on Saturday 25 Feb. 2022.

Thanks to Hugh’s knowledge sharing and instructions for the productive raku day. We witnessed Hugh’s beautiful raku tiles and a big bowl turning out great. Donna A. tested her homemade glaze and the outcomes were stunning. What was even more fun that we found a good composition by combining Lorraine and Nicole’s pieces together! Sounds interesting?

We welcome our current members to join the future raku sessions. Please contact canterburypotters@gmail.com to include you in the mailing list of raku group, if you are interested.

2022 Class Timetable is Available

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2022, the new year is here! It’s the time to upgrade your pottery skills for personal enrichment and self-actualisation!

Check out our 2022 class timetable on the page of Classes, or press the link.

Working on a tall vase

About the Christmas Market 2021

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Christmas Pottery Market was held on Sunday 5th December 2021. The weather was perfect and many visitors came out to find their love pieces. What will be better to see the stallholders’ smiles from good sales results?!

“This was my third time as a stallholder at the CPA Christmas market and I had a great time chatting with other potters and people interested in pottery. It was fantastic to meet people of all ages who are enthusiastic about handmade local pottery and hopefully a few of them are inspired to sign up for a class and make some of their own! A big thank you to the other stallholders and the organizer that made the market a success!” ~ Meredith Leutzinger

48th CPA Exhibition 2021

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48th CPA Exhibition 2021

VenueCanterbury Museum
LocationCanterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch
DurationFrom 11 November 2021 to 21 November 2021
Selector and Guest ExhibitorTatyanna Meharry
Photographs Michael Michaels
AwardsSelector’s Choice sponsored by Nelson Pottery Supplies
Chikako Neale for all her work, ‘Mitzusashi’, ‘Piwakawaka Vase’, and ‘Box’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Hugh Rickard for his raku tile, ‘Koi Carp’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Jenny Taylor for her sculpture piece, ‘Macaws’.
Merit Award sponsored by the Morant Foundation
Frederika Ernsten for her ‘Set of Bottles’.
Avice Hill Memorial Award, the first-time exhibitor award goes to Yumi Bush for her three ‘Apples’ as a set.

Selector - Tatyanna Meharry
Selector's Choice Award - Chikako Neale
Selector's Choice Award -Chikako Neale
Merit Award - Frederika Ernsten
Merit Award - Jenny Taylor
Merit Award - Hugh Rickard
Avice Hill Memorial Award - Yumi Bush
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48th CPA Exhibition 2021 News

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48th CPA Exhibition 2021 News

This year’s CPA annual exhibition is open to the public from 11 November to 21 November 2021 at Canterbury Museum’s Visitor Lounge.

Congratulations to the following winners of the 48th CPA Annual Exhibition:

Selector’s Choice sponsored by Nelson Pottery Supplies
Chikako Neale for all her work, ‘Mitzusashi’, ‘Piwakawaka Vase’, and ‘Box’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Hugh Rickard for his raku tile, ‘Koi Carp’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Jenny Taylor for her sculpture piece, ‘Macaws’.
Merit Award sponsored by the Morant Foundation
Frederika Ernsten for her ‘Set of Bottles’.
Avice Hill Memorial Award, the first-time exhibitor award goes to Yumi Bush for her three ‘Apples’ as a set.

View the highlights of exhibition

Guest Selector & Exhibitor – Workshop

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Feedback from the workshop attendee, Pat Alexander

“Last weekend I had both the pleasure and privilege to do the workshop run by Tatyanna following on from her talk on Friday evening at CPA, where, by the way I discovered we had a multiple Supreme Award winner at W.O.W. in our mids.

But, getting back to the workshop Tatyanna had us thinking, rolling, brushing, cutting and throwing off the hump, all no means easy feat with 10 or so potters at differing levels of expertise.

We were exhausted but delighted by Sunday afternoon, coming away happily inspired after a thoroughly full on weekend of potting. Many thanks to Tatyanna for her humour patience and encouragement.”

Christmas Pottery Market 2021

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Come to have a treasure hunt!

When: Sunday 5th December 10 am – 3 pm.

Where: Avice Hill Reserve, 395 Memorial Ave

Buy local and handmade this Christmas from established and emerging Canterbury potters under the trees at the Avice Hill Reserve.  Practical, arty, unique, decorative, and different. Whether you are looking for that perfect mug or soup bowl, a handmade gift for friends or families, a dramatic statement piece for indoors or out, an interesting piece to fill that difficult spot or anything in between, you can come and buy it here, direct from the artist who created it.

For enquiries, please email: canterburypotters@gmail.com with Christmas Market in the subject header.

Raku

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Raku

Raku, in Japanese and Chinese, means “Fun”. We definitely had tremendous fun in our most recent raku firing workshop on Sunday 28 March 2021. We would like to extend our appreciation to the tutor, Hugh Rickard, for his knowledge, sharing, and leadership. Experienced raku potters even took an advanced step to try ‘naked’ raku techniques in the session. (the pots being unglazed, not the potter being naked!)

 A wide range of raku specialised glazes were provided in the firings, including some cracking and copper-infused effects. Testing the durability of our bisque-fired pieces through the temperature changes during the raku process is the most challenging part. The unpredictable outcomes and its immediate delivery of results are the reasons potters are fascinated by it.

 Approximately 7 batches of firing were conducted in a professional and safe manner on the day. The outcomes are stunning. Although we all smelt like smoky sausages, at the end of the day, many of us have started to consider what items to make and we look forward to our next workshop.

47th CPA Exhibition 2020

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47th CPA Exhibition 2020

VenueCanterbury Museum
LocationCanterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch
DurationFrom 11 November 2020 to 22 November 2020
Selector and Guest ExhibitorDarryl Frost
AwardsSelector’s Choice sponsored by Nelson Pottery Supplies
Kay Whiting for her piece ‘Relic’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Hugh Rickard for his stoneware bowl ‘Sunrise’.
Merit Award sponsored by Decopots
Renate Galetzka for her set ‘T 4 one – set of 5’.
Merit Award sponsored by the Morant Foundation
Penny Wright for her ‘Salt-glazed vessel 1’.